Forbidden fruit creates many jams.
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A clown for 17+ years + Wonder Woman, Missy Pig, etc., I miss clowning.
After the rest of my hearing went and Doug's murder in '92, I haven't worn a costume in years.
I'm re-editing "Wings" from an e-book to a paperback which is why you will be reading more about him for a while.
LOVE is a major motivation!
Background
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My father, Lee Griffith,(1910-1953/Cancer) half Cherokee Indian, who wrote poetry and short stories but never published anything, my son, Gregory Douglas Turner,(1969-1992/murdered, who was a fabulous artist and my grandchildren . . . especially Christian Douglas "Doogie" Turner who has lived with us most of his life (1994-). Stephen King, Agatha Christie, Pearl S. Buck, William Manchester, Dean Koontz, etc.
Birth Place
Dayton, OH
Accomplishments
****Won Honorable Mention in the National Wyoming Poetry contest, 2002, for "Yellow Roses" and won the President's Award, Iliad Press, Jan. 2003, and Honorable Mention Nov. 2002 for my poem, "Always On My Mind".
Other poetry Awards: newborn, listed in “Who’s Who in Poetry” by the Amhurst Society, 1995
Yellow Roses, winner of the Guy Gilchrist International Poetry Contest, Spring 1999
Love Is A Rose, fourth place Honorable Mention Award, Iliad Press, spring 2000
Never Without You, fourth place Honorable Mention Award, Guy Gilchrist International Poetry Contest, Spring 2000
It Had To Be You, Iliad Press Honorable Mention Award, fall 2000
The Fog, Fourth Place “A Season of Uncertainty” Poetry contest, fall 2000
Sandals of Time, received President’s Award for Literary Excellence, Jan. 2001
Faceless Child, received Famous Poet Award and Prometheus’ Muse of Fire trophy from Famous Poets Society Jan, 2001
Contributor Award 2000, Ancient Wind Press, Jan. 2001
Other Awards
Miami Valley (Dayton, Ohio) Foresters, Member of the Year, 1978
Miami Valley (Dayton, Ohio) Foresters, Member of the Year, 1980
Veterans Administration (Montgomery County, Dayton, Ohio), 50th Anniversary Award (for volunteer work) one of only three women honored, May, 1980
Miami Valley Chapter (Dayton, Ohio) Epilepsy Association Award, 1980
Ohio State Special Olympics Award, 1980
Top Ten Women in the Miami Valley (Dayton, Ohio), 1981
Citations from the Ohio State Senate, 1981
Citations from the Ohio House of Representatives, 1981
***Invited by President Carter to be part of an international entertainment exchange group, "Sal's Sillies," but declined honor; unable to raise funds for trip to Egypt.
Additional Information
On November 13th I was interviewed and taped for TLC channels, Psychic Witness, concerning my only son, Doug's, murder Dec. 3, 1992. The show will air in Feb./March 2006.
I was chosen for 'Who's Who Among America's Women" 2006 in their 25th Anniversary Special Edition.
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